Office paper-file.



F. G( GANTNER.

OFFICE PAPER FILE. A APPLICATION FILED mm: 17, 1912.

1,038,341,. I Patented Sept. 10,1912.

IN VENTUR 14.} ATTORNEY 55 the tags as they are impaled on the UNITEDstrn'rns PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK s. eanrn'n'a, or sanrnancrsco, 'oamroanm.

OFFICE PAIER-FILE.

I Specification of Letters Patent; Application filed. June 17,

Patented Sept. 10,1912.

1912. a Serial no. 704,081.

ments, are especially useful in stores, res

taurants and other places where sales-tags, checks and other likerecords and evidences of business are extensively used. In places likethese, especially in stores where the record-tags of-adarge number-oftransactions must be temporarily filed, it is of importance that anorderly system be preserved, to enable one to conveniently andaccurately inspect the tags while on the file, and to remove them in acompact, evenly air ranged and symmetrical pile for subsequent morecomplete inspection, posting, checking or whatever other manipulationmay be required. But this result cannot be attained if no means areprovided to compel the uniform impaling of the tags or to keep themuniform while on the file; in other words, to keep them from swingingupon the impaling pin.

It is the object of my invention to secure .this result by theprovision, in connection with the file, of a simple and effective and tothis end my invention consists in the novel construction and arrangementof the ofi'ice paper-file which I shall now fully de- 40 scribe byreference to the accompanying drawings in which w y Figure 1 is aperspective view of my file. Fig. 2 is a view of the guard. Fig. 3 is asectional front view of. the file.

'1 is'the base of the file. In the top of the base is formed a'groove 2,over which lies a ,cover plate 3, in which is provided a threaded holefor the reception of the threaded lower end of the impalin pin 4. 50' 5is the ard. This consists o a bent plate forme with a shank 6 in whichare a number or series of holes 7. The to of the guard 5 is best bentbackward as s own at 8 in order to better avoid interference witii pmThe shank 6 of the guard 5 is slidably fitted ard,

I into the groove 2 of the base 1, under the I pover plate 3. The lowerend of the impaling pin 4 is screwed down through the cover plate andenters and engages that one of the holes 7 in the shank of the guardwhich may be in register below. Thus the ard 5 which extends upwardlyparallel wit and removed from the pin 4 is securely held. To provide foradifi'erent size of tags the guard 5 is adapted to be adjustedcloser to.

or farther from the impaling pin 5, by causing the engagement of the pinwith the proper hole 7 in the shank of the guard.

The file as thus described is simple in its' construction andarrangement and is attractiveln appearance. The several-parts are wellunited by', the impaling-pin connection,

and-the guard is capable of easy adjustment or of removal if deemedbest. This ard induces the user of the file to impale the,

tags uniformly and it holdsthem thus after they are impaled, sothat-they will not swing around from side toside. The contents of thefile may thus be conveniently examined,

and may also be removed in a uniform pile, capable of easy manipulation.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is- 1. A paper-file consisting of a base, animpaling-pin removably connected with the base, and a guard spaced fromthe impaling pin and secured to the base by the impalingpin connection.

2. A paper-file consisting of a base, an impaling-pin removablyconnected with the base, and a guard spaced from the impaling pinandformed with a shank secured to the base by the impaling-pin connection.

3. A paper-file consisting of a base, an impaling-pin having a threadedlower end adapted to be screwed into'said base, and a guard spaced fromthe impaling-pin and formed with a shank secured to the base by thescrew. connection of the lower end of the impaling-pin with said base.

4:; A paper-file consistin of a base, a

ard havinga shank slida ly fitted to the ass, and an impaling-pinremovably con nected with the base and adjustably engaging the shank ofthe guard.

5. A paper-file consisting of a base h'av'- a shank, said s ank fittingin the groove of the base under the cover plate and an impaling-pinfitted to the cover plate and engaging the underlying shank of theguard.

6, A paper-file consisting of a base having agroove in its top and acover plate over- 5 lying said groove; a guard formed with a. shank,said shank being slidably fitted in the groove of the base under thecover plate, and having in it a series of holes; and an impaling pinhaving its lower end screwed 10 through the cover plate and engaging anyof the holes in the guard shank whereby said guard isadjustably'connected.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK G. GANTNEB.

